Blog and updates
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23 May 2025
Data Starter: The World’s ageing population
How rapidly is the global population ageing and what impact is this having on global population size?
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22 May 2025
In the News Teaching Activity – can curbing immigration boost the UK’s growth rate? (May 2025)
Labour’s immigration white paper promises lower net migration while boosting growth—but its economic rationale doesn’t match the data.
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20 May 2025
Data Starter: Summary of UK immigration system in 2024
What does taking a closer look at UK immigration in 2024 reveal?
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19 May 2025
In the News Teaching Activity – why did the UK’s GDP rise 0.7% in Q1 2025? (May 2025)
UK GDP grew by 0.7% in Q1 2025, outpacing expectations and sparking cautious optimism about economic recovery.
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16 May 2025
Economics Weekly Quiz | 16 May 2025
Here's this week's economics news quiz. The quiz has 8 multi-choice questions about news events relating to economics from the last 7 days. Most of the questions relate to the UK economy but some...
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16 May 2025
Data Starter: National poverty lines, poverty rates & incomes in five countries
What does poverty look like in five different countries?
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15 May 2025
In the News Teaching Activity – US tariffs are affecting Chinese e-commerce (May 2025)
Chinese e-commerce exports to the US have crashed as steep tariffs drive up prices and shift trade flows toward Europe.
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14 May 2025
Three Live Revision Sessions for Economics Paper 2
We have three live revision sessions lined up for Paper 2. Links below. Share them on your socials and click the bell icon so you get an alert when each session goes live!
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14 May 2025
Competition winners - Autumn/Spring 2024
The Economics team at tutor2u are delighted to announce the winners of our latest student competition! Students were asked to consider “How well has the new government done in addressing the UK’s...
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13 May 2025
Data Starter: Global trade dominance, USA vs EU 2000-2024
Is the USA or the EU more dominant in global trade?
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12 May 2025
In the News Teaching Activity – why did the Bank of England cut the bank base rate to 4.25%? (May 2025)
The interest rate was cut to 4.25% as Bank of England acts to shield UK economy from global trade tensions and weak domestic data.
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11 May 2025
Micro Revision Livestream on Sunday at 1400 Hours
Join Geoff for a final micro warmup here ahead of Paper 1. This will be a 60-minute, fast-paced revision blast on the core micro topics that are common across major exam boards such as Edexcel and...
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11 May 2025
Tutor2u on TikTok
We are growing our Tik Tok channel with a series of new economics application shorts for the May 2025 exams and revision materials for other subjects too. Please take a look
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9 May 2025
Heading Towards Economics Paper 1 - Collections of Revision Resources
This will be a very busy weekend for tens of thousands of Year 13 Economics students as Paper 1 comes into view. Here are some key links to video resources to help complete preparations.
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9 May 2025
Market Failure in Fast Fashion | Application for A-Level Economics
If fast fashion appears in an exam question on market failure, these examples might come in handy!
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9 May 2025
Economics Weekly Quiz | 09 May 2025
Here's this week's economics news quiz. The quiz has 8 multi-choice questions about news events relating to economics from the last 7 days. Most of the questions relate to the UK economy but some...
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9 May 2025
Data Starter: China’s monopoly in rare earths
What is happening to China’s monopoly in rare earth minerals?
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8 May 2025
Businesses Impacted By Higher Minimum Wage | Application for A-Level Economics
Here are six sectors / industries that are likely significantly impacted by increases in the national minimum wage.
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8 May 2025
6 Ways to Use AI Growth in A-Level Economics Exams
Struggling to stand out in economics exams? AI might be your secret weapon — not just for revision, but as real-world application. The rapid growth of artificial intelligence is transforming labour...
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8 May 2025
Barratt–Redrow Merger: 6 Ways A-Level Students Can Use It as Economics Application
The Redrow housing company was acquired by Barratt Developments in a deal that was completed in August 2024. The merger, valued at £2.5 billion, created a mega house-builder, Barratt Redrow, with a...
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